Aramaic alphabet
noun
1
: an extinct North Semitic alphabet dating from the ninth century b.c. which was for several centuries the commercial alphabet of southwest Asia and the parent of other alphabets (such as Syriac and Arabic)
2
: the square Hebrew alphabet as distinguished from the early Hebrew alphabet
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“Aramaic alphabet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Aramaic%20alphabet. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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